AIIMS Patna Medical Students Arrested in NEET-UG Paper Leak Scandal

The CBI arrested four medical students from AIIMS Patna in relation to the NEET-UG paper leak. These arrests follow the apprehension of a key accused who allegedly stole the paper. The total number of arrests in the case has now reached 18, with further investigations ongoing.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested four medical students from AIIMS Patna, implicating them in the NEET-UG paper leak scandal. The students—three third-year MBBS students and one second-year student—were detained in connection with a 'solver module' linked to the key accused arrested earlier in the week.

The detainment follows the arrest of Pankaj Kumar, a 2017-batch civil engineer from NIT Jamshedpur, for allegedly stealing the NEET-UG 2024 question paper. According to officials, Kumar had pilfered the paper from an NTA trunk in Hazaribagh and handed it to a group of 'solvers,' including the arrested AIIMS students.

With the addition of these four medical students, the total arrests in the case now tally up to 18. Produced before a special court in Patna, the students have been remanded to a four-day CBI custody. Officials revealed that their hostel rooms have been sealed and they were escorted from AIIMS Patna premises after a coordinated effort involving senior faculty members.

(With inputs from agencies.)